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I I O WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY ''Cats double victory Hotkey team wins back-to-back home victories See page 5 n 1UIU Club Feud 51 onn in a ,qt -J !- flffite aft 1?) Ogden ghost hunting story takes first in annual festival By Michya Honda correspondent I The Signpost The annual Weber State University Student Film Festival was held Friday night at the WSU Davis campus. More than a hundred people attented and watched the films created by WSU students. A classroom in Davis campus was decorated with balloons, and normal movie-theater fare like popcorn and drinks were available. To start the night off, event host Lee Naylor introduced a preview of the documentary film, "Uintah United." WSU geography student Issac Goeckeritz created the film, and it will be shown at the Egyptian Theater this Friday. Five films were submitted in last year's competition, and this year, six students submitted seven films. "It's almost the end of the semester," said Naylor, the director of activities on the WSU Student Council. "Maybe it's just good to have a student look at creativity, and look at what other students can do; and just get their mind from homework and schoolwork." Each film in this festival had a variety of themes, including a music video, a collection of photographs and some dramatic pieces. A music video of a local band was taken in beside the WSU duck pond and dormitory. Also included were a Kung-Fu comedy, a photographic film showing the contrast of the colors of nature and a unique scary movie for children. Bryan Drimmelen, WSU general education junior, said he enjoyed the fact that most of the locations in the films were taken at local areas, and was impressed by the creativeness of students. "Those films were very impressive for me," Drimmelen said. "I really liked all of them. My favorite one was 'Flo.'" WSU communications senior Benjamin Taylor created "Flo The Ghost of Ogden v 3 1 ; u -7 ; 1: t PHOTO BY CATHERINE MORTIMER THE SIGNPOST "Flo" cast gather for photo opportunity after their victory in the Davis Campus Film Festival. City." Taylor has submitted to the competition every year since its creation three years ago, and he took first place this year. See Film page 7 - J, ' - f ' J Real human bodies, like the ones above, are on display at Body Worlds in Salt Lake City. All about the body WSU students visit the Body Worlds exhibit By Jessica Schreifels editor-in-chief I The Signpost Twenty-eight Weber State University students, a few of them parents, headed to Salt Lake City last Tuesday to experience Body Worlds, an exhibit of the human body. Kraig Chugg, a WSU Health Science Professor who teaches biomedical core and pathophysiology took a group of his students to the exhibit, so they could see in real life what their textbooks tell them in the classroom at WSU. "The best part is seeing the broader scope," Chugg said. "The things we look at are easier to see in this format than in a traditional cadaver." The exhibit, located at the Leonardo in downtown Salt Lake City, displays more than 200 authentic human specimens for observers to look at and gain a greater understanding of how their body works. People donate their bodies, postiiumous, to the scientific exhibit for others to view them, understand how their body works and see what humans look like on the inside. The exhibit focuses on the heart and its functions. It uses the art of plastination, which Is a process to preserve the human body, so it does not decay. It uses a vacuum process where the body's water and fat content are replaced with fluid plastic, which hardens to retain all tissue structures. It takes an average of 1,500 hours to make a body Into a plastinate. The exhibit not only displays human bodies and how they work, it also shows the effects on the body from various cancers, smoking and tumors. Shawna Carroll, a WSU junior who is majoringinhealth information management, said the exhibit helped her understand her biomedical core class better. "You've learned about it your whole life, and you might study it one piece at a time, but it's good to see it all together and how it works together," she said. "Especially when you can dissect it and see it layer by layer instead of always looking at a picture. Olivia Racker, a dental hygiene freshman, said the best part of the exhibit for her was being able to see the inside of the body and what it really is. "It helps you see how your whole body works," she said. Overall, Carroll said the experience was beneficial, and that she learned a lot from it. "It helps with depth," she said. "Like actually seeing how thick your muscles are." But the exhibit isn't just for medical students. Racker and Carroll both recommended the exhibit to any student, and Chugg also said he would recommend it to anyone without question. "It doesn't take a lot of medical knowledge to relate to some of this stuff, because people know things like heart disease and some of these other diseases," Chugg said. "So it's not hard to relate." The cost for tickets is $19.50 for students, and the exhibit is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Comment on this story at wsusignpost.com. J ulittinii. Mitifciiai lit v to. V From their eyes Life as a soldier By Eric Turner correspondent I The Signpost Weber State University is home to many veterans and family members of those who have served in the military. The Signpost sat down with four WSU students and asked them about their experiences in war and in the military. --Michelle. Dolan is an 18-year-old freshman. Her older brother, Daniel Dolan, died in a hostile combat engagement in Iraq on Aug. 27, 2006. Daniel was 19-years-old at the time of his death. He was also a former WSU student. Brian Stone is a 39-year-old junior studying psychology. He has spent eight years in the Army and two years in the National Guard. He is currently enrolled in the WSU ROTC program and is going to be commissioned as an infantry ranger officer when he graduates. Sitka Hrabal is a 23-year-old sophomore studying supply chain management. She spent three years in the Army as a supply worker. Her ex-husband was also in the Army. She is currently enrolled in the WSU ROTC. Rey Medellin spent six years in the Army and was deployed to Korea, Iraq and Saudi Arabia. His first deployment to Iraq was in 2003 and he went back in 2005. He is currently a sophomore at WSU. The Signpost: Has the progress in the Global War on Terror and America's involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan been worth the lives of the men and women who have died while fighting? Michelle Dolan: Yes, but if we just' "Everything going on in Iraq and Afghanistan has been worth it. It has been worth it to protect the lives of all Americans." Rey Medellin, WSU student and veteran pull out now it won't be. If the U.S. pulls out now, the situation there will just go back to the way it was before and I will feel like my brother died for nothing. Brian Stone: Death, no matter what kind it is, is a sensitive subject. The things we have done in the War on Terror are substantial. The accomplishments we have had are significant. The deaths we have suffered because of our involvement are certainly justified " Sitka Hrabal : When we enlist, we put on the uniform and we raise our right arm to the square and you sign up knowing that it is a possibility that you might die in another country. I have never been deployed but I have had plenty of buddies who tell me that some of the stuff they do is worthwhile: seeing little kids and families who actually want the help. But at the end of the day when insurgents are bombing them, they ask themselves if it is really worth it. They ask themselves if they really want to die for someone who doesn't even want us there. Rey Medellin: Everything going on in Iraq and Afghanistan has been worth it. It has been worth it to protect the lives of all Americans. SP: In what ways do you think the military will change when Barack Obama takes office as the new president and as the commander in chief of the U.S. Military? MD: Most people in Utah are really supportive of the troops. But, there are a lot of people in the United States who already don't support the troops. When Obama, who doesn't seem very supportive himself, becomes president, I think a lot more people will go towards not being supportive. I don't think that he is going to help when it comes to that. BS: I don't think that anything will See Soldier page 7 t 1 1 1. 1 . i in i rm i ... ii PIIOIOS UY HEIUI UBAKON II IL luifUSI WSU student Leslie Denson (Above) catches an egg in the Shepherd Union Building Atrium during the Club Feud throw-down, one of several events included in Club Feud Saturday, Nov. 15. Teams dropped eggs and watermelons from the third-floor bridge for points. Other events included a "Family Feud" style game and "Scene It" trivia game. The Vvdnning team won $250 for their club. In a sequence shot (below) Ryan Jessen catches an egg and celebrates. . pl 9"W 1 i :);' ML li 1 I . . . . . I .... I I v r-f n I ; ' ' .. - .. . - ' .; k- kfl :t!rrl:H . . i: 7 !--. ' . IKS' Hi . IC it I iii in 'Stop the Hate' promotes diversity WSU Diversity and Unity Center to hold events all week to stop hate and support student diversity By Eric Call sr. news reporter I The Signpost This week the Weber State University Center for Diversity and Unity will hold "Stop the Hate Week" to show the students on campus how diverse they are in so many ways, that students have the oppotunity to be united. "Diversity comes in all aspects of life," said Melinda Tuakoi, director of Diversity for die Center for Diversity and Unity. "Diversity is not just found in race or religion, we can be diverse by political views, financial situations, sexual orientations and much, much more." The WSU Diversity Center will sponsor many activities this week to help spread their message about diversity. They include a poetry slam and open-mic night Monday, Nov. 17 at 6 p.m. in the Diversity Center at the Union Building, and numerous speakers and discussions about topics in diversity. "When people do not recognize difference, or see them as a sort of 'us and them' false dichotomy, it creates a tension," said Adrian Gillespie, coordinator for the Center for Diversity and Unity. "By creating awareness that there's a lot of diversity, that diversity is okay, that we can still be united and included, even though we are different, we can remove that tension." The theme behind "Stop the Hate Week" is to encourage people to find a common ground, and to use that to learn to respect and care for others in the world. '"Stop the Hate Week' is all about bringing the campus together," said Miles Davis, Stop the Hate Week chair. "We are trying to help the students at WSU learn that there is a large and diverse group of students on campus." Gillespie said the center's motto is "I am diversity, you are diversity." "It's great for us to have our differences and to be different," Gillespie said, "and celebrate those differences, See Stop page 7 '"'wj'ijftl1i..)

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I I O WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY ''Cats double victory Hotkey team wins back-to-back home victories See page 5 n 1UIU Club Feud 51 onn in a ,qt -J !- flffite aft 1?) Ogden ghost hunting story takes first in annual festival By Michya Honda correspondent I The Signpost The annual Weber State University Student Film Festival was held Friday night at the WSU Davis campus. More than a hundred people attented and watched the films created by WSU students. A classroom in Davis campus was decorated with balloons, and normal movie-theater fare like popcorn and drinks were available. To start the night off, event host Lee Naylor introduced a preview of the documentary film, "Uintah United." WSU geography student Issac Goeckeritz created the film, and it will be shown at the Egyptian Theater this Friday. Five films were submitted in last year's competition, and this year, six students submitted seven films. "It's almost the end of the semester," said Naylor, the director of activities on the WSU Student Council. "Maybe it's just good to have a student look at creativity, and look at what other students can do; and just get their mind from homework and schoolwork." Each film in this festival had a variety of themes, including a music video, a collection of photographs and some dramatic pieces. A music video of a local band was taken in beside the WSU duck pond and dormitory. Also included were a Kung-Fu comedy, a photographic film showing the contrast of the colors of nature and a unique scary movie for children. Bryan Drimmelen, WSU general education junior, said he enjoyed the fact that most of the locations in the films were taken at local areas, and was impressed by the creativeness of students. "Those films were very impressive for me," Drimmelen said. "I really liked all of them. My favorite one was 'Flo.'" WSU communications senior Benjamin Taylor created "Flo The Ghost of Ogden v 3 1 ; u -7 ; 1: t PHOTO BY CATHERINE MORTIMER THE SIGNPOST "Flo" cast gather for photo opportunity after their victory in the Davis Campus Film Festival. City." Taylor has submitted to the competition every year since its creation three years ago, and he took first place this year. See Film page 7 - J, ' - f ' J Real human bodies, like the ones above, are on display at Body Worlds in Salt Lake City. All about the body WSU students visit the Body Worlds exhibit By Jessica Schreifels editor-in-chief I The Signpost Twenty-eight Weber State University students, a few of them parents, headed to Salt Lake City last Tuesday to experience Body Worlds, an exhibit of the human body. Kraig Chugg, a WSU Health Science Professor who teaches biomedical core and pathophysiology took a group of his students to the exhibit, so they could see in real life what their textbooks tell them in the classroom at WSU. "The best part is seeing the broader scope," Chugg said. "The things we look at are easier to see in this format than in a traditional cadaver." The exhibit, located at the Leonardo in downtown Salt Lake City, displays more than 200 authentic human specimens for observers to look at and gain a greater understanding of how their body works. People donate their bodies, postiiumous, to the scientific exhibit for others to view them, understand how their body works and see what humans look like on the inside. The exhibit focuses on the heart and its functions. It uses the art of plastination, which Is a process to preserve the human body, so it does not decay. It uses a vacuum process where the body's water and fat content are replaced with fluid plastic, which hardens to retain all tissue structures. It takes an average of 1,500 hours to make a body Into a plastinate. The exhibit not only displays human bodies and how they work, it also shows the effects on the body from various cancers, smoking and tumors. Shawna Carroll, a WSU junior who is majoringinhealth information management, said the exhibit helped her understand her biomedical core class better. "You've learned about it your whole life, and you might study it one piece at a time, but it's good to see it all together and how it works together," she said. "Especially when you can dissect it and see it layer by layer instead of always looking at a picture. Olivia Racker, a dental hygiene freshman, said the best part of the exhibit for her was being able to see the inside of the body and what it really is. "It helps you see how your whole body works," she said. Overall, Carroll said the experience was beneficial, and that she learned a lot from it. "It helps with depth," she said. "Like actually seeing how thick your muscles are." But the exhibit isn't just for medical students. Racker and Carroll both recommended the exhibit to any student, and Chugg also said he would recommend it to anyone without question. "It doesn't take a lot of medical knowledge to relate to some of this stuff, because people know things like heart disease and some of these other diseases," Chugg said. "So it's not hard to relate." The cost for tickets is $19.50 for students, and the exhibit is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Comment on this story at wsusignpost.com. J ulittinii. Mitifciiai lit v to. V From their eyes Life as a soldier By Eric Turner correspondent I The Signpost Weber State University is home to many veterans and family members of those who have served in the military. The Signpost sat down with four WSU students and asked them about their experiences in war and in the military. --Michelle. Dolan is an 18-year-old freshman. Her older brother, Daniel Dolan, died in a hostile combat engagement in Iraq on Aug. 27, 2006. Daniel was 19-years-old at the time of his death. He was also a former WSU student. Brian Stone is a 39-year-old junior studying psychology. He has spent eight years in the Army and two years in the National Guard. He is currently enrolled in the WSU ROTC program and is going to be commissioned as an infantry ranger officer when he graduates. Sitka Hrabal is a 23-year-old sophomore studying supply chain management. She spent three years in the Army as a supply worker. Her ex-husband was also in the Army. She is currently enrolled in the WSU ROTC. Rey Medellin spent six years in the Army and was deployed to Korea, Iraq and Saudi Arabia. His first deployment to Iraq was in 2003 and he went back in 2005. He is currently a sophomore at WSU. The Signpost: Has the progress in the Global War on Terror and America's involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan been worth the lives of the men and women who have died while fighting? Michelle Dolan: Yes, but if we just' "Everything going on in Iraq and Afghanistan has been worth it. It has been worth it to protect the lives of all Americans." Rey Medellin, WSU student and veteran pull out now it won't be. If the U.S. pulls out now, the situation there will just go back to the way it was before and I will feel like my brother died for nothing. Brian Stone: Death, no matter what kind it is, is a sensitive subject. The things we have done in the War on Terror are substantial. The accomplishments we have had are significant. The deaths we have suffered because of our involvement are certainly justified " Sitka Hrabal : When we enlist, we put on the uniform and we raise our right arm to the square and you sign up knowing that it is a possibility that you might die in another country. I have never been deployed but I have had plenty of buddies who tell me that some of the stuff they do is worthwhile: seeing little kids and families who actually want the help. But at the end of the day when insurgents are bombing them, they ask themselves if it is really worth it. They ask themselves if they really want to die for someone who doesn't even want us there. Rey Medellin: Everything going on in Iraq and Afghanistan has been worth it. It has been worth it to protect the lives of all Americans. SP: In what ways do you think the military will change when Barack Obama takes office as the new president and as the commander in chief of the U.S. Military? MD: Most people in Utah are really supportive of the troops. But, there are a lot of people in the United States who already don't support the troops. When Obama, who doesn't seem very supportive himself, becomes president, I think a lot more people will go towards not being supportive. I don't think that he is going to help when it comes to that. BS: I don't think that anything will See Soldier page 7 t 1 1 1. 1 . i in i rm i ... ii PIIOIOS UY HEIUI UBAKON II IL luifUSI WSU student Leslie Denson (Above) catches an egg in the Shepherd Union Building Atrium during the Club Feud throw-down, one of several events included in Club Feud Saturday, Nov. 15. Teams dropped eggs and watermelons from the third-floor bridge for points. Other events included a "Family Feud" style game and "Scene It" trivia game. The Vvdnning team won $250 for their club. In a sequence shot (below) Ryan Jessen catches an egg and celebrates. . pl 9"W 1 i :);' ML li 1 I . . . . . I .... I I v r-f n I ; ' ' .. - .. . - ' .; k- kfl :t!rrl:H . . i: 7 !--. ' . IKS' Hi . IC it I iii in 'Stop the Hate' promotes diversity WSU Diversity and Unity Center to hold events all week to stop hate and support student diversity By Eric Call sr. news reporter I The Signpost This week the Weber State University Center for Diversity and Unity will hold "Stop the Hate Week" to show the students on campus how diverse they are in so many ways, that students have the oppotunity to be united. "Diversity comes in all aspects of life," said Melinda Tuakoi, director of Diversity for die Center for Diversity and Unity. "Diversity is not just found in race or religion, we can be diverse by political views, financial situations, sexual orientations and much, much more." The WSU Diversity Center will sponsor many activities this week to help spread their message about diversity. They include a poetry slam and open-mic night Monday, Nov. 17 at 6 p.m. in the Diversity Center at the Union Building, and numerous speakers and discussions about topics in diversity. "When people do not recognize difference, or see them as a sort of 'us and them' false dichotomy, it creates a tension," said Adrian Gillespie, coordinator for the Center for Diversity and Unity. "By creating awareness that there's a lot of diversity, that diversity is okay, that we can still be united and included, even though we are different, we can remove that tension." The theme behind "Stop the Hate Week" is to encourage people to find a common ground, and to use that to learn to respect and care for others in the world. '"Stop the Hate Week' is all about bringing the campus together," said Miles Davis, Stop the Hate Week chair. "We are trying to help the students at WSU learn that there is a large and diverse group of students on campus." Gillespie said the center's motto is "I am diversity, you are diversity." "It's great for us to have our differences and to be different," Gillespie said, "and celebrate those differences, See Stop page 7 '"'wj'ijftl1i..)